#BEST GELPHIE FIC EVER!

[theladydi]

I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTHOR OF MY FAVOURITE GELPHIE FANFIC IS FROM LATAM I'M GOING INSANEEEEEE

[festivating]

what's your favorite gelphie fic?

OOF just one is so hard. here's a few of my favs. though more than being my favorite fics these are my favorite gelphie authors so assume i love everything they've posted!

The Love Club by OrkButch. just delightful. extremely queer and extremely heartfelt. and it has my favorite things ever like grief, healing, learning to be in a relationship, and nuanced portrayals of elphaba & nessa's dynamic. very formative to my perception of book!elphie, i learned a lot about her with this fic even if it's a modern AU!

Wiretapped Life by tinyace. another fic that has aaaaaaall of my favorite things like grief, healing, learning to be in a rel--- you get the gist. also it has nor! more fics should have nor! no but seriously this fic is incredible and has some of the best explorations i've seen on asexuality, aromanticism, gender, queer platonic relationships, and how to navigate a shitload of trauma in a cruel world when you have so much love to give. the gelphie dynamic is so nuanced and the worldbuilding is so intriguing and well done and glinda is a poor little meow meow and agh. could talk about this one forever. also if you've read attrition you will like this one, it has so many similar themes sam and i are always joking our brains are the same lol

The Last True Eminent Thropp by Ridiculous Mavis. ask any gelphie fan who was here before november 2024 for their favorite gelphie fics and they will probably mention ridiculous mavis. read everything on her page, seriously. yes even if it's ff dot net. do it. do it right now. this one is my favorite of hers!

Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through Hardships Towards the Stars) by show_me_the_universe. this one is still unfinished but i have enjoyed it so much! gelphie are so cute and so teenagers and they go through so much and their dynamic with each other is the sweetest thing. also has great dynamics between the charmed circle which it's also one of my favorite things :)

Aftermath by narta_shall_survive. another one where glinda is a poor little meow meow. i read this fic like a year ago and brother it has stuck with me. i love the way glinda is written and it has my FAVORITEEE glinda & crope dynamic. also it blends musical and book in such a smooth way and the prose is so crunchy.

and my saint, she is dancing by Mayverix. this one is extremely clever and soo well written. i adore this author's prose so much. made me ache in the best way possible. the way book!gelphie is captured here is just superb.

oh and of course i love the classics aka gretchenmaurice's works. all of them from the long ones to the most recent ones :)

now!!! i haven't read too many movie fics (yet) but here are two that stuck with me and that i love and have very much informed the way i see and write the movieverse gelphie dynamic.

the faint of heart by Verannode. vampire!galinda. and if that wasn't enough she totally thinks she's in some sort of romcom while elphaba is in a supernatural mystery or something. it's just the best thing ever. the dialogue is so whimsical and hilarious and galinda is incredibly delusional and dramatic and i love her. i've reread this a bunch of times it always makes me laugh.

PERENNIAL by anaphoruh. no joke this fic is one of my favorite ones ever. it's just so. i can't even explain it the way its written scratches my brain in the BEST way imaginable. the prose is so elegant and smooth i want to study it. it's the perfect blend of book and MOVIE which i didn't think was possible. the descriptions are so fun and engaging. the gelphie dynamic is delicious. galinda is insanely rich and elphie is her sugar baby in the most lowkey way possible. i adore it.

now not related to the movie at all. last but not least. there is Emerald City Lies by Beta Nova. listen to me. i would never recommend a fic on ff dot net that was last updated in 2016 if it wasn't worth it. i started reading this fic on a plane and it was so good i literally had to stop reading it so i could savor it. made myself read only one chapter a day and yes it's unfinished and yet i reread it once a year. it's so good.

anyway! thanks for asking <3

[into-fiction]

can i ask what your favorite line is from each of your fics? or at least You Used To Tell Me I Was Brave bc I feel it had so many amazing lines

oh wow that's hard. i'll try my best~

you used to tell me i was brave

first - the whole section where glinda says she feels empty inside and elphie's first thought is "i will fill you with so much love"

Galinda’s hand is still on Elphaba’s chest, and the green girl can feel the way the warmth spreads through her heart, sinking deep into her core, settling in her bones and skin and the very fibers of her being. Galinda’s hand is only on Elphaba’s chest, but it somehow feels like all of her is being held. All of her is being changed by the simple touch of Galinda’s fair fingers against her skin. Of her light in Elphaba’s life.

“You, Elphaba Thropp,” Galinda whispers. “Are the bravest person I know.”

Glinda’s hat is atop her head and Glinda’s rose is in her hands and Glinda’s heart…well, Elphaba would like to think it’s wherever Elphaba’s is.

A wound left open, a scar forever aching, a handprint on her heart that said, to everyone she ever meets, that to know Elphaba, really truly know her, was to know Glinda too. 

How You Get the Girl

i like the 'pretty, smart, good' repetition first of all

“Let them stare,” Galinda says. “I happen to quite like this view.”

"You're the first person who has ever thought I was beautiful. You're the first person who ever made me believe I was beautiful.”

changed for the better

But Galinda has come to the startling realization that doing things right and doing the right things are not the same.

wicked-ly gelphie (/today as a fairytale)

In the light of the setting sun, Galinda's hair sits golden like a halo around her tiny figure, and she's flushed from laughter and still shining with awe. Elphaba knows she could live a hundred years and never again see something as beautiful as what is right before her now. 

know one mourns the wicked

Dead things stay dead. Goodness knows that.

[depressnt]

If I ever wrote a Wicked dnd au (tw massive rant!)

There'd be 8 grimmeries that encompass the 8 schools of magic, written by the wise ones and enchanted with sentience, they all choose one powerful magic user who encompasses their school to be able to read it, but people only know of the Transmutative Grimmerie- the bronze one- because there's a spell that keeps it in the emerald palace and the wizard tries to brute force it to work for him, and none of the others have come out of hiding and are instead waiting for a magic user to discover them

I say magic users because they won't always necessarily pick a wizard just because Wizards are those most likely to use spellbooks. The grimmeries choose someone who will use their spells to the betterment of Oz, and sometimes they won't even pick someone who specializes in the school of magic they represent

Also, Galinda is a wizard. People pretend she's a bard, but she is 100% a wizard. I'm sorry but I don't see her being selfless or dedicated enough to be able to practice as a support class, and while that one wicked dnd au where she's a cleric is wonderful, I'm a wizard Galinda truther. She WANTS to study magic, she's BEEN studying magic her wholeeee life, she wishes it were innate but it isn't so she's gonna grab magic BY THE BALLS and bend it to her will. Whether she specializes in enchantments (charms) or illusion is something I'm still debating, probably enchantment, but I hc Conjuration comes easily to her because she knows how to make something out of nothing (through lying), and doesn't want to lie but she kind of has to do it all the time and it sucks, she wants her lies to not be fake anymore, she's an honest gall! Just sometimes honesty gets you killed real damn dead. I think the Evocation grimmerie might like her, she's selfish enough to call on the aggressive nature of its spells for her own gain, and it just so happens that "her own gain" is "making Oz the kind of place Elphaba can live safely again" (I read a two chapter 34k word gelphie hurt/comfort reunion fic, and her characterization just KILLED me, I'm never gonna stop thinking of her, I love her)

(Found the link!)

Elphaba wants to be a wizard soooo bad, but she's a wild magic sorceress <33 Unsleeping City homebrew style, where her wild magic surges build up over time like Pete's, she can't STAND it and she nearly hurt so many people whenever she surged, the transmutation grimmerie picks her both as a way to get out of the palace, and because she wants to enact Good and Solid change in Oz, and it likes that

Fiyero is a swashbuckler rogue who switches his sword out for a gun in act 2, and maybe switches subclasses to mastermind to try and help Elphaba as best he can (reference to mastermind's ability to use Help action from 30 feet away, alsp it was HIS idea to fake her death) (a revived or phantom rogue would also make perfect plot sense, but I don't see it for his character)

Nessa is a commoner until she gets the ruby slippers, which is when she realizes she needs to step up her game if she's to stay with the Charmed Circle, so she becomes a ranger, maybe a monster slayer- seeking out Elphaba to kill her with a gun (hc her father taught her to shoot when guns became a thing, because it was novel and interesting and she liked the power it gave her despite the chair) before having a change of heart

Boq is either a Barbarian or a fighter in my mind, maybe a champion fighter tbh? He'd have been Nessa's (unwilling) right hand during the dictatorship, and I'd believe she'd force him to essentially head whatever military she might have amassed, I think she'd gladly try and seceed from Oz. And also the Tin Woodman was wild with an axe in the books! (Allegedly) (still gotta read those), I think he'd find some release in physical prowess, maybe holding out hope he'd be able to fight his way out, since he was clearly too smitten to smart his way out of... pretty much any situation in his life

[wens-loves-wednesday]

Good news!!

I will be writing my first ever Gelphie fanfic. We already have drafts and, best best all:

Stay tuned for more news about the process of this fic until its first chapter is poster on Ao3 (and wattpad!)

[ebidy]

Emerald and Pearl: Chapter One

Summary: A Bridgeton inspired Gelphie fic. In their first ever visit to the Emerald City, Elphaba helps NessaRose prepare for her presentation to the Wizard. Once presented, she may attend social events and look for a husband. Elphaba is not offered such an opportunity.

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Word Count: 1.1k

CW: None apply

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CHAPTER ONE:

"Is it straight?" NessaRose asked a she fiddled once again with the large white feather above her head. She moved in closer to the looking glass. Her satin gloved hands pulled and pushed at the delicate feathers that have been stuck into her up-do. Her brown curls had been pinned up off her neck and twisted into an ornate bun on the back of her head. A few loose curls hung delicately around her face and off from the bun itself. She looked very delicate, her white dress decorated with lovely dainty gold embroidery.

"It was before you fiddled with it," Came Elphaba's final voice, smile audible. She reached for the soft feather and arranged it perfectly within her hair. She couldn't believe it was already time for her sister to be presented to the Wizard. Only a year her elder, Elphaba should've been the first Thropp daughter to enter society. Would've been if it wasn't for her condition.

Born with green skin through no fault of her own, Elphaba's father has never forgiven her. Despite her only sin being her mere birth. Seeking private tutors and electing to never bring her along travelling, he did his best to hide her. Elphaba has never even left her ancestral home. Relegated to the countryside of Munchkinland, she chose to learn as much as she could when her father was away. He's made it clear he has no intention to sponsor her with a dowry or much assistance. She would make a content life for herself. A governess perhaps.

As an Earl though it was of course expected for their father to bring his family to the Emerald City for the season. Especially now seeing as his youngest and most favored daughter is old enough to enter society and find a proper husband. Neither daughter has been before. Despite joining their father on many shorter journeys before, Nessa had never been away from Elphaba for quite as long as an entire social season. She insisted her elder sister would be able to come along as well. Despite their father's clear intentions to leave Elphaba in the country, what Nessa wanted Nessa would get.

"Better?" Nessa chimed, rolling back to show off her full outfit. Elphaba nodded in agreement, backing up to motion to her own for comment. Her typical black attire would make her stand out in the crowd of debutantes adorned in white silks. Not that it would be the most eye catching thing about her. Her emerald skin did more than enough attention catching. She wished she could simply sink into the background, watching her sister's successes from afar. But Nessa needed her, now more than ever.

"Very beautiful, Posy," Elphaba complimented just as the footman entered the room to fetch the young ladies. Their carriage had just arrived outside, ready to take them to the palace. Nessa smiled up at her big sister as she headed out of the room. Elphaba followed behind silently, her excitement held behind a small neutral smile. Her father didn't like when she showed any sort of real emotion, said it was attention seeking.

The carriage ride was short but it allowed the sisters to finally see the city for the first time. They had arrived late last night without much time to explore. The sun had already set behind the tall walls of the Emerald City. Now they both leaned in towards the windowed door as the bottle green city rushed past. "It's so beautiful here," Nessa commented as they rolled up the drive of the castle. Elphaba agreed silently. Their father sat next to Nessa, smiling at her amusement. He himself had been been to the city before but was delighted to bring along his jewel. "I quite agree!" He added, smiling to only one of his daughters.

Elphaba would like to say she's used to his favoritism by now but that would simply be a lie. It still stung when Nessa was encouraged where Elphaba was scoffed at. Like the sharp tingles as a burn subsides under the skin.

Once inside the palace, NessaRose had Elphaba check her feather once more before spitting off. Nessa settling with the other debutantes and Elphaba joining the gaggle of families all gathered to view the debuts. NessaRose was to be presented by an old but quite distant family friend, Madame Morrible. Seeing as their mother had passed during Nessa's birth; which was yet another thing their father blamed upon his elder daughter. Neither daughter knew Madame Morrible at all but she was the only adult woman who could present the younger, with no mother nor female relatives to sponsor her. Besides, she was said to be a good friend of the Wizard which had to improve Nessa's favor.

Elphaba stood to the back, only able to see a sliver of the aisle where Nessa would pass. She was sure to stay out of the way. She doubted anyone had even seen her slip in behind the crowd. Seeing as no one gasped, it was a relatively safe guess. Mercifully, the green of the wall truly helped her blend in. The thought was surprisingly soothing. She smoothed her gown nervously as she waited the ceremony to begin. Most of the crowd was dressed head to toe in the city's signature greens. All shades from chartreuse to olive to pthalo.

A large green and heavy curtain sliced the whole far wall off from the rest of the room. Thick forest green velvet with heavy gold piping on the edges. Even the ropes used to hoist it back were glimmery gold. What it was concealing was a mystery to any newcomers but many knew what was waiting just behind it. Attention was grabbed and voices were silenced as the Wizard was announced by presumably his own butler. His voice was commanding and nasally. The squat man bore a bright orange mustache, rather impressive in size. It was the only thing moving even as he spoke. He scooted off just as the curtain was pulled back.

A large throne stood nearly to the ceiling there. Made of gold and emeralds, it glittered like a rippling pond in the sun. On it was a... man. Elphaba wasn't sure what she expected but perhaps someone more... more. He was of average build, perhaps taller than most but nothing too spectacular visually. His power of course being much more intimidating. The crowd clapped as he was revealed, becoming loud once again. A hush rolled over them once again as the tall doors opposite their beloved Wizard opened, revealing the first debutante.

The season has begun.

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Notes:

This is my first fanfic since probably like 6th grade, glad to be back yippee. Making it up as I go and pretty much not editing. If it's inconsistent it's because one part was written at midnight and the next paragraph was written on my 15 break. Oops.

Inspired by Bridgerton and Wicked, bending both universes blithely to my will. Canon does not confine, only lesbianism. Homophobia will not exist because it's less fun but comphet will because I'm writing and can do whatever I want. Mom said it's my turn on the Gelphie. Ta-da!

next chapter!

[youvebeengalindafied]

UPDATE: Chapter 2 Posted!

Dancing Through Life (Reprise) (9202 words) by galindafied Chapters: 2/4 Fandom: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, Wicked (Movie 2024), The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Elphaba Thropp/Fiyero Tigelaar, Elphaba Thropp/Fiyero Tigelaar/Galinda Upland Characters: Fiyero Tigelaar, Elphaba Thropp, Galinda Upland, Dorothy Gale (The Wicked Years), Boq (The Wicked Years) Additional Tags: Wizard of Oz References, (Obviously), Scarecrow Fiyero Tigelaar, Angst and Humor, Background Gelphie, No Beta We Die Like Fiyero, (He Got Better), POV Fiyero Tigelaar

Summary: His torso was patchworked together with mismatched fabrics, the seams fraying at the edges, as if someone had hurriedly thrown him together without much care for appearances. His legs and body were stuffed with straw—hay? No, definitely straw—poking out through gaps in the stitches like he was some forgotten scarecrow abandoned in a field. Ah. Oh dear. - Prince Fiyero Tigelaar of the Vinkus - (Former) Captain of the Guard, Consort of the Witch of the West and of Glinda the Good (it's complicated), and High-Honored Friend of Dorothy Gale - is having the strangest week of his life. - The Wizard of Oz (1939) + Wicked Act II

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New chapter features:

Fiyero Tigelaar's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Week

Dorothy Gale being the sweetest ever

Angst, angst, angst (it wouldn't be my fic otherwise)

More scarecrow jokes

The single best line in the Wizard of Oz

[moghedien]

always coming through with good posts but the latest one especially hits me. I always wished the book focused more on Glinda’s transformation from Galinda, her guilt over Ama Clutch’s fate, and her fear of Morrible. Anyway, if you ever decide to read fic, I’d recommend The Narrative Strain by The Noble Arduenna because it focuses on the above things. It’s my favorite bookverse fic and imo one of the best. Glinda is good, Gelphie is great, and much love for Nessa and Boq in it.

to be fair, the book doesn't really focus too long or too hard on anything. its something I've always kinda struggled because there's so much interesting things I'd like to linger on a little bit, but I've just come to accept that for the narrative choice it is and just view it as allowing me to fill in the blanks/think on things more because its not all dealt with in too much detail. allows space for things like my 1000000 word posts and the fic you mention and such to exist

And I probably won't ever read the fic because that's just me, but I'll repost it for those that might be interested.

[nozoroomie]

I don't think I've ever actively participated in Femslash February, but I'm gunna do my best to upload at least one chapter a week of my Gelphie fic. I broke a couple of rules I have for my writing to help me with actually completing my fics before publishing it (rules being don't publish before finishing the first draft and the other being have a few chapters typed in advance) and while I have huge drive to finish, I also work full-time! And have responsibilities that have to come first (Why is taking care of ourselves so hard?) So I'm gunna do my best this feb! Here's hoping at least 4 chapters get published!

[violyning]

First Line Tag Game

Rules: post the first line(s) from the last 10 fics you've updated or posted (or however many fics you have, if less than 10).

Thank you @mid-sweettalk and @divorcedmoonlight for the tag! Most recent to oldest (and perhaps a Gelphie fic to add to the list soon??? cross yall's fingers for my writing motivation to persevere):

hold 'em, fold 'em

“Look, look! Fury!” A young woman squealed and dragged her friend to the golden statue. “I read all about her. Isn’t she pretty?”

She rubbed her hand on the brassy metal of the horse's nose. It was worn there, discolored to a shining silver. “She put Zaun on the map. You should’ve seen her runs at the world finals—my mom took me when I was little, you know. I was like, four. God, I didn’t appreciate it then.”

2. la belle fleur sauvage

Vi had never been on the bathysphere. She’d never been on an airship and she’d never been in a hot hair balloon. Trains had little appeal and boats even less so.

Vi preferred her own two feet, thank you very much.

3. help me make the most of freedom (and of pleasure)

“Whatcha making?” Ava asked, having crept up on Beatrice as she put together dinner for the two of them. Crept up was generous considering Ava was rarely ever silent, even with effort.

4. the way things change (or stay the same)

Solitary.

The cell block was quiet but not silent. There’s a difference.

5. sweet disposition

Tobias was very fond of Vi.

6. is this the place (that i've been dreaming of?)

Vi was stunning.

Caitlyn saw no shortage of gorgeous people and grew up around extravagance. One might say some of the most beautiful people in Piltover could be found at a Kiramman gala. 

7. so tell me when (you're gonna let me in)

Vi was always moving.

It wasn’t bothersome. At least not to Caitlyn, and not to Tobias either. He welcomed the distraction. If Cassandra hadn’t been unconscious in a hospital bed in the finest suite the best hospital Piltover had to offer, she may have had a conniption with all the commotion.

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All fic writers welcome to participate :) It was pretty wild looking back to the fic that started it all.

[festivating]

thank you for writing attrition; i've never loved a family dynamic so much before even though it's hurting me right now 😭 i just love reading your gelphie become reluctant mothers to the most precious boy—seriously, i'm impressed by how you write 7-year-old liir—while learning to overcome their own trauma.

how would attrition!gelphie react to liir having a love life when he gets older? how would they be as grandmothers?

omg this is the best ask ever i'm so sorry it took me forever and a half to answer. thank you so much for being so nice!! it was sooo much fun to write the family dynamic and they became my favorite aspect of the fic really quickly. and let me tell you writing liir was a STRUGGLE because i have not interacted with kids that age in forever, so i'm not sure if it's an accurate portrayal of a seven year old boy but i did research and tried my best and prayed 🤣

for legal reasons i cannot answer your first question, but i can say how attrition!gelphie would be as grandmothers! for the purpose of this, and no other reasons at all, let's imagine liir has an only daughter.

glinda would be sooooo doting. imagine the most doting grandmother in the world and triple it tbh. she gets the most pompous, extra gifts ever that are somehow very useful? the kid adores her, she also thinks glinda's a little insane (correct.) has tremendous levels of energy for her age. bakes really well because she learned over the years. somehow always updated with the latest fashion trends so she's always making sure the kid is Well Dressed (liir loves this and he's like that too). and also, for fun, glinda is such a nerd about architecture she instills a bit of that on the girl, who goes to school and randomly drops on her friends some insane lore about the building, and everyone's like hello? anyway grandma glinda is very smart and wise and has the funniest stories. and she's definitely always driving home the point that it's very important to be unapologetically who you are.

elphaba is a little bit more awkward when interacting with a small child but she's not terrible. i think years of domestic life have mellowed her out and she has something of a silly streak, she's like a cryptid grandma, kiddo doesn't know what the fuck she's talking about because elphaba is sarcastic 24/7. eventually she becomes fluent in elphaba, and when she grows up she goes to elphie whenever she has problems because elphaba's unconventional ways of solving them are always so helpful. she's doting in a different way she's always slipping things to the kiddo whenever no one else is watching. also i think elphie is the most protective of the two, both of liir and the girl! and she tries so very hard to ensure everyone in her family feels loved and that things are balanced and no one feels left out, because.. well. she knows what it's like to grow up as the non-favored family member and she'd be caught dead before she replicates that. (esp after she spent so long getting rid of those habits)

also magic. i want to say the broom and the grimmerie are passed down to liir then to his daughter (well this is. technically canon when it comes to liir but. because of Bad Circumstances. here it's because of good ones. elphaba just retires.) and they all have little talents at sorcery.

anyway i also like to think they are Always telling liir to go and have fun and leave the girl with them and yes sure they can take care of her the entire weekend and even beyond that it's totally fine and not a problem at all. they really, really adore her. not to say liir is an absent dad, but you know, they are very clingy grandmas lmfao. it's funny because, they don't even know how to properly take care of babies since they never had to do that, so babysitting was a bit of a trial and error at first but they got better at it eventually!

[gliyerabaa]

have not been able to read the elphaba gets pegged fic yet due to (probably) wildfire smoke-induced migraines preventing me from looking at a screen for more than 10 minutes at a time and i'm slowly going insane. it is right there in front of me and yet fate is cruelly preventing me from accessing it. i'm like if tantalus was a they/it.

oh noooooo migraines are the WORST.

sending you love and water and clear skies and an excedrin, my friend 💚

it's a hell of a fic, arguably the best gelphie I've ever written. bummer that you haven't been able to get to it, but it will still be there once you're better (and, depending on how active my imagination is, perhaps a part 2?👀)

[gliyerabaa]

thanks for the shoutout sam!! :D it's an honor to be considered among your list of wicked fandom greats!

If I may add to your recs...

Some of the fluffier fare from my own writings....

To See the Future in Blood and Rubies (aka the Soup Fic)

The Best Laid Plans (shiz-era winter fluff)

Just Peachy (pure gelphie GOOP tbh)

narta_shall_survive on Ao3 (@a-fast-rebloger here on tumblr) has not written much in the fluff department, admittedly, but what they have written is so amazing. Blots is short, sweet, and one of my favorites for sure. Hand-me-down falls more into hurt/comfort than straightforward fluff, but its some real gelphie goodness for sure.

and of course I can't go without recommending Leo's fics. leonardo_the_vinci on Ao3 (@leo-frognag here) has been working on Valence, a beast of a shiz-era fic that, while not entirely soft, has some of the best written gelphie fluff I've ever read, with some of the most unique scenarios too. It hasn't updated in a while but still remains one of my favorite gelphie fics of all time.

(also, anon, I am curious to what you mean by "that one fic where everything is so fucked up"...... that is like 80% of gelphie fic tbh)

Could you suggest fluffy fics about Gelphie. I read that one fic where everything is so fucked up. I need recovery from it. A little or moderate angst is fine. Better if it's complete.

I love how you say "that one fic where everything is so fucked up", like that does not describe several gelphie fics. :')

but in all honesty anon, i'm kinda a terrible reader and most fics I read/remember/recommend are years old by now.

Of my own fics, I think the Dutch HSAU series, and the one-shots Snowing, Glowing and Teachers AU are amongst the fluffiest fics i've ever written.

(I also made a special projects page on my blog where you can see all my fics categorized and other Wicked related projects in what is (hopefully) a helpful overview!).

And we've had some incredibly talented writers over the years that, while not always necessarily fluffy, are worth checking out like RidiculousMavis, OrkButch (prev. Wagyubeefy), GretchenMaurice, show_me_the_universe and many, many more.

And while there's plenty of angst in this fic, but the weekly updating attrition by haline is quickly becoming one of my favorite gelphie fics.

I know this is very broad, but honestly anon? There's so many gelphie fics out there. Don't forget Wicked is an old fandom. If you do not find what you're looking for at AO3, try ff.net or even livejournal. ;)

[youngbloodbuzz]

buzzy send help........ i am reading the narrative strain, almost halfway thru but i'm already creeped out HALP

oh bruh sgjadsgblajd lmfaooo fucking RIP my dude you're in for uhhhhhh...a Time

[catboyelphaba]

what’s this??? gelphie character references??? >:3

yeah! if you’re having trouble picturing them in my writing (or if my descriptions don’t really match up with how you see them in your own head), here’s just how I imagine they look (and how you can expect to see them described). (this also exists in case i forget some details) <3

Elphaba:

tall (like 6′2″ probably?)

lanky bby. stringbean. got that Library physique.

toned arms, still. she carries a lot of books around and it’s not like that’s not gonna build (or at least maintain) muscle

FANGS this is NON-NEGOTIABLE (and her other teeth are sharp, too)

a few freckles!!

do i. do i need to say that she’s green

i once read a fic where she blushed purple (instead of just darker green) and i’ve lived by that headcanon ever since

eye color is a whole spaghetti-tangle of genetic fuckery (and her lineage being. unique also throws another spanner in the works) but she’s got brown eyes w/ little gold flecks in them

*voice of god* behold! the holy no-tiddies mathematical expression: childhood neglect/malnutrition + a dubious-at-best ruling of afab (that’s canon, don’t come for me) + the metabolism of a hummingbird on speed + constantly walking around a big-ass college campus

i promise i’m not a creepy dude who writes about boobs all the time i’m just a trans guy and an escapist

sharp! elbows, knees, tongue, you name it

why the fuck does she lose her glasses after Popular that shit makes no sense. i wear glasses and will never get over this. anyways she’s blind as fuck without them and it’s safe to assume she’s wearing them whenever i write her

dark under-eye circles

i mean,,,,,, she’s a college student majoring in a STEM field like. what did u expect lmao

right-handed, but reasonably dexterous with her left as well

HOWEVER her handwriting ranges between “yeah i think i can read that?” and “fucking illegible” at any given time this girl has NO patience and her brain is faster than her hands by MILES

nose is a lil crooked (common symptom of Will-Fight-A-Bitch Syndrome)

scars

oh boy so many uhhhhh. 

lots of common ones like knees/elbows from just Being a Kid

several in the wrist/forearm region, mostly from her teeth

most of the more serious ones are on her back. they’re shaped like buckles and sharp lines and the death-masks of flames and one of her favorite hobbies is not talking about them

two almost-identical ones on her right hip and shoulder that she legitimately does not know the origins of (literally no significance to this, just kind of funny)

short nails. she bites em when she’s nervous. whoops

glinda already waxes poetic about her hair in the book so i’ll leave it at that ;) only distinguishing characteristic i usually add is that it’s like. hella long. like waist-length at least

Glinda:

short!! tiny!! (like. 5′1″ max she is SMALL!!)

n chubby! aughhg my vision of glinda is just. so soft she makes me happy to think about. i’d love to get a hug from her any day of the week

teeth are a little crooked but in like. a charming way

fuck it, she has freckles too. more of them, b/c she doesn’t spend as much time inside as Elphaba does

pale as fuck; see above. doesn’t tan, just gets freckles (as a fellow pasty bitch i can relate)

this one’s kind of dumb to specify lmao she blushes like a normal person

two subtly-different blues in her eyes. it’s weird and it looks like a trick of the light at first but it lends her some mystery

i had a conversation with an online friend about this YEARS ago :,) i miss her... love you, olive, wherever you are...

it’s important to pay attention to her eyes in conversation. she might be acting dumb but she’s keyed IN. much sharper than a lot of people realize, or give her credit for

oh boy the boobie question. uhhh you guys know what? i’ll leave this one up to you, honestly it’s not v important to me

the round/soft to Elphaba’s angles <33 fuck i love that dynamic so much

probably needs glasses but would NEVER wear them. a lil squinty as a result, sometimes

actually gets the appropriate amount of sleep! good for her, honestly. charismatic enough that she can talk her way into extensions/out of missing assignments VERY easily to catch those extra Z’s

lefty!! (so she and Elphaba can hold hands without compromising their dexterity or whatever) her handwriting is really neat b/c she has to go slowly in order to not smudge the ink

so, naturally, Elphaba’s handwriting annoys the fuck out of her kjhgjfkdfsj (she can still read it with barely any trouble tho b/c she’s a fucking simp i don’t make the rules) (oh wait. i do.)

misc. facial features

cute lil nose!

OH MY GOD SHE HAS DIMPLES I ALMOST FORGOT

pierced ears, naturally

no scars, surprisingly. she was a cautious kid

nails aren’t long, but are well-maintained

her hair is like. ungodly soft. v shiny, naturally curly, just as bouncy and sunshiny as she is <333

she’s just such a ball of positivity??? i lov,,,,,, she,,,,,